Foard

Foard v. Johnson

Good Law
116 Cal. App. 336·1931 Cal. App. LEXIS 289·2 P.2d 509
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaAugust 27, 1931Docket No. 7936.California869 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Knight, J.

The defendant appeals from an adverse judgment in an action to quiet title to a lot situate in the city of Santa Monica. The appeal is taken on the judgment-roll alone, the main ground urged for reversal being that the findings do not support the judgment, in that they show that' plaintiff acquired the property with knowledge of the fact that defendant held an unrecorded deed thereto. The entire controversy on appeal arises over an apparent typographical error in the preparation of the findings, relating to the date of plaintiff’s deed.

The complaint is in the usual form, alleging plaintiff’s ownership in the lot, and that defendant claims an interest therein which is without legal right. The answer merely denies plaintiff’s title, admits that defendant claims an interest in the lot, and denies that such interest is without right. The court found: (1) That prior to May 6, 1927, title to said lot was vested in one Marie Seherneckau. (2) That plaintiff acquired said lot “on the 6th day of May, 1928, by deed to him from Marie Seherneckau, an unmarried woman”. (3) That said deed from Marie Seherneckau to plaintiff was filed for record “on May 9th, 1927”, and recorded in Book 6890,…

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